Feet on the Ground

I know that I can conceal myself behind library bookshelves and sheet music all through my messy adolescence just to avoid embarrassment or hurt, but hiding won’t keep me grounded or happy; that kind of mentality won’t place the trivial events of my life into perspective. I won’t spend these years building walls and setting fire to the bridges I once established with friends and former strangers alike. I’m not aiming to impress or charm anybody with a pageant-winning personality that I obviously don’t have. I’d like to look back one day and know that I’d made the best of the most experimental years of my life.

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